Non-linear association between androgen receptor cag repeat length and risk of male subfertility - a meta-analysis

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 2011, Pages 327-332

  Nenonen, H A ^a   Giwercman, A ^b   Hallengren, E ^a   Giwercman, Y L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; CAG polymorphism; Infertility

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CAG REPEAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE INFERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SUBFERTILITY;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 79960171305     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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